How bad did we manage the mortgage crisis? Pretty bad, here’s Cormac Lucey on it Cormac Lucey looked at the deplorable state of how we managed the mortgage crisis in the Sunday Times, the clippings are below. The p... Continue reading
09 May Sunday Independent: Weigh up the cost of insurance This is a piece we wrote for the Sunday Independent (originally appeared on the 4th of May). We buy insurance to protect something w... Continue reading
06 May Rules, they apply to at least some of us… Something that is sadly missing from the Patrick Neary involvement with Anglo is how the rules set up by a Regulator often apply to eve... Continue reading
30 Apr Newstalk Breakfast: Ivan Yates & Karl Deeter on PTsb rate increase Today Ivan Yates spoke to Karl Deeter about the PTsb rate increase. There were several points to consider surrounding this and Ivan tou... Continue reading
03 Apr Today with Sean O’Rourke: Some of the problems with the Property Market We were asked to discuss some of the problems in the property market with Sean O'Rourke and Philip Farrell of Real Estate Alliance. ... Continue reading
01 Apr Does an e-smoker have to pay higher insurance prices like a smoker does? Do e-cigarrette smokers get treated like regular smokers when it comes to life assurance prices? The smoking status (which is in its st... Continue reading
01 Apr What’s a mother worth? (financially) Irish Life did some interesting research (full infographic here) on 'what a mother is worth. It's fascinating to see the difference of ... Continue reading
Six One News looks at the problem of Rent Receivers Rent receivers are generally sent in when a landlord is unable to meet the terms of their contract. It doesn't mean they can't pay anyt... Continue reading
What if your age was your tax rate? I had a chat over coffee with a friend and we were discussing how the Economist was showing that 'young home owners' are a dying breed.... Continue reading
Midweek TV3: Property special, Colette Fitzpatrick speaks with Jim Power, Angela Keegan and Karl Deeter Colette Fitzpatrick had a panel in to speak about the property market on Midweek, there was Jim Power (economist), Angela Keegan (MD of... Continue reading